Putting Glass Walls on Pennsylvania Slaughterhouses So We Can
See Behind Closed Doors
B.C. Natural Chicken

Citation: At approximately 0930 hours, I observed
the following in the women's bathroom downstairs in the employee
locker room; there was water on the floor around the toilet in the
first stall covering an area approximately six feet long, and four
feet wide in diameter.&nbsp; Upon further examination, I observed a
crack in the bottom of the toilet. Also one of the stalls was closed
off with caution tape with words that stated, "Out of Order". There
was 3 pieces of fat inside of one of the stalls. Two pieces were
1inch long and 1/4 inch wide. The other one was 1 1/4 inches long
and 1/4 inch wide. &nbsp;There were&nbsp;pieces of fat on the wall
where employees hang their production coats approximately ten to
thirteen pieces of fats ranging from 1/4 inch to 1/2 inches in
size.&nbsp;I tagged the one bathroom stall with USDA reject tag# B40
170484. Also I tagged the wall with tag#B40 170483. At approximately
1000 hours, I observed the women's bathroom in the evisceration
Department the following: a foul odor, paper towels on the floor and
one of the toilets was filled up with paper towels. I tagged the
bathroom with USDA reject#B40 170481. I then notified , and of my
observation. &nbsp;The Establishment SSOP Book under Non-Production
Facilities (Cafeterias, Restrooms, Lockers): states "Walls in
non-production facilities will be cleaned once per month or as
needed." Establishment management has received oral and written
notification concerning this noncompliance.

Regulation:

416.1 Each official establishment must be operated and maintained in
a manner sufficient to prevent the creation of insanitary conditions
and to ensure that product is not adulterated.

416.2(b)(2) Walls, floors, and ceilings within establishments must
be built of durable materials impervious to moisture and be cleaned
and sanitized as necessary to prevent adulteration of product or the
creation of insanitary conditions.

416.2(e)(3) Prevent adulteration of product, water supplies,
equipment, and utensils and prevent the creation of insanitary
conditions throughout the establishment;

416.2(h)(1) Dressing rooms, toilet rooms, and urinals must be
sufficient in number, ample in size, conveniently located, and
maintained in a sanitary condition and in good repair at all times
to ensure cleanliness of all persons handling any product. They must
be separate from the rooms and compartments in which products are
processed, stored, or handled.